148- Welcome to KCA. You have found a home to share your Krag adventures.

You are falling right in lock-step with the old saying that collecting Krags is addicting. Your two will quickly morph into four and then eight! Who knows where it will go after that.

Too bad about the canted barrel. That would not have come from Springfield Armory. Some Bubba gun Smith must have twisted that thing on and went too far.

I have seen many times what you have discovered the hard way. Many shifty sellers will use that exact wording, or close, to describe a Krag. "This rifle's serial number is in the range of those that went to war with Teddy Roosevelt" or whatever. Now you have a resource, us, to ask about a Krag or serial number listing before buying it.

But, if, as you said, you bought it for blasting away, it really doesn't matter. That's what Krags do best!

So blast away and keep us informed.

Good luck.